DEPARTMENT: ANOMALOUS RESOURCES EMPLOYMENT
You fight fire with fire. The ARE is the department of last resort, authorized to deploy Thaumiel-class SCPs to contain or neutralize other anomalies. It is the most powerful and dangerous option available to a Director, a deal with the devil to face a greater nightmare.
Primary Function: Secure movement of active SCP objects to and from the Site.
Operational Specifics: An elite unit of containment specialists trained to move anomalies from their primary containment to a staging area, using specialized equipment.
Primary Function: Activation and positioning of an anomalous asset in an operational area.
Operational Specifics: The team that physically carries out the "deployment" of an SCP, following the complex and often bizarre activation procedures.
Primary Function: Rapid re-containment of the deployed anomalous asset.
Operational Specifics: A heavily armed containment team that stands ready to intervene immediately should the utilized SCP escape control.
Primary Function: Execution of thaumaturgical components necessary for activation.
Operational Specifics: A group of specialists in thaumatology and ritualism who perform the chants, drawings, or sacrifices required by some SCPs to function.
Primary Function: Highest authority on the operational knowledge of a specific SCP.
Operational Specifics: A researcher who has dedicated their career to the study of a single Thaumiel-class SCP, knowing its every behavioral and procedural nuance.
Primary Function: Calculation of the probabilities and consequences of a failure.
Operational Specifics: An expert in statistics and chaos theory who models all possible failure scenarios, providing a quantitative risk assessment.
Primary Function: Theoretical study of the effects of interaction between anomalies.
Operational Specifics: A researcher who analyzes the (few) available data to theorize the outcome of a confrontation between two or more SCPs.
Primary Function: Ethical and philosophical supervision of the operation.
Operational Specifics: A member of the Ethics Committee permanently assigned to your department to provide consultation and draft the ethical reports required by the O5 Council.
Primary Function: Knowledge and execution of the SCP "shutdown" procedure.
Operational Specifics: The specialist who knows the only procedure (often complex or dangerous) capable of neutralizing or deactivating the deployed SCP.
Primary Function: Access to the list of SCPs approved for use as tools.
Operational Specifics: Access to the Foundation's most restricted database, which lists SCPs reclassified as Thaumiel and their potential use.
Primary Function: Archive of all SCP interaction tests.
Operational Specifics: The complete, often tragic, history of every time the Foundation has made two anomalies interact, documenting expected results and unforeseen disasters.
Primary Function: Simulation software for catastrophic outcomes.
Operational Specifics: A supercomputer that performs simulations based on available data to predict the probability of different end-of-the-world scenarios (Class-K).
Primary Function: The 'instruction manuals' for Thaumiel-class SCPs.
Operational Specifics: A collection of documents that describe, step-by-step, the complex and often counter-intuitive procedures necessary to activate an anomaly.
Primary Function: The ability to formally initiate the procedure for using an SCP.
Operational Specifics: The bureaucratic authority to draft and present to the Site Command the official form to propose the use of an anomalous asset.
Primary Function: Request final approval for a Thaumiel-class operation.
Operational Specifics: An encrypted communication channel connecting you directly to the supervising O5's assistant to present the plan and receive final approval.
Primary Function: Obtain formal approval from the Ethics Committee.
Operational Specifics: The authority to convene an emergency meeting of the Ethics Committee to obtain their approval, an indispensable bureaucratic step.
Primary Function: Authorization to violate the Special Containment Procedures of an SCP.
Operational Specifics: The power to authorize the temporary deactivation of an SCP's containment measures to allow for its transport and deployment.
Primary Function: The standard checklist for the safe activation of an anomalous asset.
Operational Specifics: A multi-phase procedure that governs every aspect of deployment, from transportation to activation and ultimately to the asset's retirement.
Primary Function: Emergency procedures in case of loss of control of the deployed asset.
Operational Specifics: The action plan to be activated if the SCP used turns against the Foundation or causes unforeseen damage. It often involves the activation of the Site's nuclear device.
Primary Function: The formal criteria that justify the proposal for anomalous employment.
Operational Specifics: A document establishing the conditions for the failure of conventional remedies that must be satisfied before a Form 7K can be legally filed.
Primary Function: Procedures for the deployment of an SCP outside a Foundation site.
Operational Specifics: An extremely high-risk protocol that includes unprecedented cover-up plans and the potential amnestying of entire cities.
Primary Function: Remediation of an area after the use of an anomalous asset.
Operational Specifics: The procedures for cleaning up an area of any residues, side effects, or contaminations left by the SCP used.
Primary Function: A safe area for the preparation of an SCP for deployment.
Operational Specifics: A reinforced and insulated containment cell, equipped with all the necessary tools to perform the activation procedures of an SCP before its transport.
Primary Function: Safe supervision of an anomalous deployment operation.
Operational Specifics: A shielded command bunker, often kilometers away, from which you and your team can observe and direct the operation without direct risk.
Primary Function: Execution of computerized predictive models.
Operational Specifics: A wing of the department that houses the supercomputers dedicated to running the Class-K scenario simulations.
Primary Function: Transport of active anomalous assets by land, sea, or air.
Operational Specifics: A vehicle (truck, container, or air module) with integrated containment systems (Reality Anchors, telepathic shielding, etc.) for transport.
Primary Function: Deploy assets rapidly and covertly anywhere on the globe.
Operational Specifics: An unmanned HALE (High-Altitude Long Endurance) aircraft that operates at the limits of the stratosphere. It is almost invisible to conventional radar and can launch a deployment capsule (for personnel, equipment, or a small SCP) with extreme precision.
Primary Function: Creation of a temporary containment area in the field.
Operational Specifics: A set of deployable projectors that can create a temporary "cage" made of force fields, telekill alloys, or other technologies to restrict the movements of an SCP.
Primary Function: The 'nuclear' option to neutralize an out-of-control asset.
Operational Specifics: A device, often unique to the specific SCP, designed as a last resort to destroy or neutralize it, often with severe side effects.
Primary Function: Coordination with the MTF specialized in SCP deployment.
Operational Specifics: A priority communication channel to coordinate the deployment of specific MTFs such as Tau-5 ("Samsara"), necessary for Thaumiel operations.